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Is there a good website to get coin measurements and information from?

FishtailApple12FishtailApple12 Posts: 25
edited August 3, 2022 1:04PM in U.S. Coin Forum

I’m looking to make my own printed paper that i can put in my three ring binder. I need when it was minted between, mint marks it had, mass, diameter, thickness, edge type, composition, and any other useful or cool information. I’m still new to collecting and stuff but i thought this would be a fun thing to do. Can’t seem to find much information on this stuff though.

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  • MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,286 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,093 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 3, 2022 1:09PM

    Here is what's inside the Redbook
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    https://youtu.be/8k4xGi7FbR8

    Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko

    Bad transactions with : nobody to date

  • OldhoopsterOldhoopster Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not a website, but all that info and more is in the Redbook.

    After 50+ years in the hobby, I still use it as a reference. I can page through it quicker than trying to figure out which site has the info I need and finding the right tabs, etc.

    Member of the ANA since 1982
  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,093 ✭✭✭✭✭

    PS Welcome @fishtaleapple12

    Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko

    Bad transactions with : nobody to date

  • P0CKETCHANGEP0CKETCHANGE Posts: 2,937 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 3, 2022 1:11PM

    Behold the MEGA Red Book! Excellent reference, and doubles as a handy step-stool.


    Nothing is as expensive as free money.

  • Wow I wasn’t expecting such quick responses. So you have to buy it? It there a cheap but reliable place to buy? I feel like the mega red is a little out of my price range lol

  • yosclimberyosclimber Posts: 4,929 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 3, 2022 1:33PM

    https://en.numista.com/catalogue/etats-unis-1.html
    Will do it, but the Red Book is faster. (The US section is diluted with a lot of patterns).
    You can often find used copies of the Red Book at yard sales and online,
    if you just want the basic info and don't care if the retail prices are out of date.

  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @FishtailApple12 said:
    I’m looking to make my own printed paper that i can put in my three ring binder. I need when it was minted between, mint marks it had, mass, diameter, thickness, edge type, composition, and any other useful or cool information. I’m still new to collecting and stuff but i thought this would be a fun thing to do. Can’t seem to find much information on this stuff though.

    HERE is a thread i started \.

    <--- look what's behind the mask! - cool link 1/NO ~ 2/NNP ~ 3/NNC ~ 4/CF ~ 5/PG ~ 6/Cert ~ 7/NGC 7a/NGC pop~ 8/NGCF ~ 9/HA archives ~ 10/PM ~ 11/NM ~ 12/ANACS cert ~ 13/ANACS pop - report fakes 1/ACEF ~ report fakes/thefts 1/NCIS - Numi-Classes SS ~ Bass ~ Transcribed Docs NNP - clashed coins - error training - V V mm styles -

  • OldhoopsterOldhoopster Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 3, 2022 1:21PM

    @FishtailApple12 said:
    Wow I wasn’t expecting such quick responses. So you have to buy it? It there a cheap but reliable place to buy? I feel like the mega red is a little out of my price range lol

    The standard Redbook is about $15. Check Amazon or a local Barnes and Noble. It will be the best $15 you'll ever spend on the hobby. I'm willing to bet that nearly every experienced collector on this site had one when they started and used it regularly.

    Member of the ANA since 1982
  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,897 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The standard issue of the Redbook is about $15 and can be found online anywhere as well as in coin shops and larger book chains. You really only have to buy it once, or once every half-dozen years or so, and can give you everything at your fingertips.

    Thomas Bush Numismatics & Numismatic Photography

    In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,572 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Check the PCGS Coin Facts web site. There's a wealth of information there and it's free.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

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  • I’ll check out the red book options but use numista for a temporary option. Thanks guys I’ve heard of the red book but I didn’t even know what it was. I’ll definitely come back here because i know ill have more questions lol

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @fishtaleapple12.... Welcome aboard. Yes, get the Redbook. Best investment for a new collector.... All the old collectors already have them... several copies. Cheers, RickO

  • dunkleosteus430dunkleosteus430 Posts: 476 ✭✭✭✭
    edited August 4, 2022 8:46AM

    I'd recommend PCGS CoinFacts. It's free on the app store and has all the info you'll need. It also fits in your pocket.
    https://www.pcgs.com/apps?gclid=CjwKCAjw3K2XBhAzEiwAmmgrApsFLHfCfwjHfRV3lOUEcGfuIG_CmYdrJGNSggTtLYSBVo_vebhuyRoCWZoQAvD_BwE

    There's also a website, no download needed, but I'd suggest the app if you'll use it a lot.

    Young Numismatist

  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,629 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Collector, occasional seller

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